School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Running Creek Elementary SchoolDraft

Elizabeth School District · Elizabeth · elementary (grades 3–5)
−13.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Running Creek Elementary School scored 15.5 points below expected in English and 11.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 2nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 37th), and #2 of 2 neighborhood elementary schools in Elizabeth School District.

English vs. expected
−15.5
±3.9 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
English growth
45
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−11.2
±3.8 pts · 8th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%202420252026English 34%Math 27%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−12.0−13.9−20.5
English growth (MGP)504242
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.9−12.1−14.8
Math growth (MGP)444349

Only 84% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

Among the 25 most similar schools statewide — English vs. expected (pts)
Most similar on neighborhood income and education, free/reduced lunch, English learners and special education. Blue: above expected; red: below; gray: within normal swings.
South Lakewood+9.9Garfield+4.2Frontier+3.6Monument Ridge+2.4Jordahl+1.9Carrie Martin+1.9Fraser Valley+1.6South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Vanderhoof+0.8Namaqua+0.1Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Cherry Drive−1.3Fremont−1.5High Plains−1.5Castle Rock−3.1Sleeping Giant School−3.9Falcon of Technology−4.2Woodmen Hills−4.7Secrest−4.8Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Legacy−5.5Inspiration View−8.3Edith Teter−9.8Kiowa−13.8Running Creek−15.5

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+46%Free/reduced-price lunch34%English learners6%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 275. Education is for adults aged 25–44 — the ages most likely to be parents — because the Census doesn’t publish parents’ education below the district level.

How to read this

Each school’s CMAS scores are compared with what Colorado schools serving similar students score, using a model fit across all neighborhood schools. “Vs. expected” is in CMAS scale-score points; growth is CDE’s median growth percentile (50 is typical). Full method and caveats.